Top 10 Shortest Female Tennis Players

In the dynamic world of tennis, height can be a game-changer. While taller players like Venus Williams dominate, shorter players face unique challenges. Explore the heights of historical and current short female tennis players, delving into the impact of stature on their game. From the shortest Grand Slam winners to the current top-ranked players, discover the diverse heights that make the sport truly compelling.

Girls with short height in tennis somehow face drawbacks while on serve, tall female tennis players make good points with an ace while petite female tennis players face some difficulty in handling serve shots.

The average height of female tennis players is 5.7″, whereas the shortest among the top 100 WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) tennis players is Lauren Davis 5 feet 2 inches. Her current rank is 88 in singles.

On the other hand, there is another female tennis player Amanda Coetzer, She is a former professional tennis player who came under the top 20 players back then, Her height is 1.58 m.

Key Takeaways:

• Shorter female tennis players, like Lauren Davis at 5’2″, often face challenges on the court, while taller counterparts, such as Venus Williams, excel.
• Explore the heights of historical and current short female tennis players, from C.G. Hoahing to Lauren Davis.
• While there’s no definitive ideal height, success in tennis depends on a combination of physical conditioning, technical skill, and mental toughness.
• Lauren Davis is currently the shortest female tennis player in the top 100, standing at 5’2″.
• Juliette Atkinson, at 5’0″, is the shortest female player to win Grand Slams.
• The generally considered ideal height for female tennis players is between 5.6-5.9.

Shortest Female Players Ever in Tennis History

Here we have gathered a list of women tennis players whose height is less than 5 feet 3 inches throughout tennis history, and few of them are grand slam winners.

1: C.G Hoahing

Her height of 4 feet 9 inches makes C.G Hoahing the shortest competitor at Wimbledon Open.

The British-born Chinese tennis player, MISS GEM Hoahing, who is fifteen years of age in this picture had a remarkably successful season in England, in March 1937.

She won the British Junior title at the earliest age at which the rules allowed her to compete, and the open singles at Seaton.

2: Juliette Atkinson

Height	5” 0′ / 1.52 m
Name	Juliette Paxton Atkinson
Birth Place/National	Rahway, New Jersey, US
Date of Birth	April 15, 1873
Singles Titles	3
Plays	Right-Handed
Grand Slam	13 US Open Singles-3, Doubles-7, Mixed Doubles-3

3: Nuria Llagostera Vives

Height	5′ 1″ / 1.56 m
Name	Nuria Llagostera Vives
Birth Place/National	Mallorca, Spain
Date of Birth	May 16, 1980
Singles Titles	2
Plays	Right-Handed
Prize Money	$2,636,375
W/L Singles	364 / 282

4: Anna Smashnova

Height	5′ 2” / 1.57 m
Name	Anna Smashnova
Birth Place/National	Minsk, Belarus / ISRAEL
Date of Birth	Jul 16, 1976
Single Titles	12
Plays	Right-Handed
Prize Money	$2,274,431
W/L Singles	401 / 304

5: Mary Browne

Height	5′ 2” / 1.57 m
Name	Mary Kendall Browne
Birth Place/National	Ventura County, California, U.S
Date of Birth	June 3, 1891
Single Titles	3
Plays	Right-Handed
Grand Slam	13 Titles US Open & Wimbledon Singles-3, Doubles-6, Mixed Doubles-4

6: Anita Lizana

Height	5” 2.5′ / 1.59 m
Name	Anita Lizana de Ellis
Birth Place/National	Santiago, Chile
Date of Birth	19 November 1915
Single Titles	1
Plays	Right-Handed
Grand Slam	1 Title US Open Singles-1

Current Shortest Female Tennis Player in Top 100

5.2″ is the shortest female tennis player height we have seen among top WTA professional female tennis players. Here below is the biography of the top 1st shortest height among tennis players in 2022.

1: Lauren Davis

Height	5′ 2″ / 1.57m
Name	Lauren Davis
Birth Place/National	Gates Mills, OH, USA
Date of Birth	Oct 9, 1993
Singles Titles	1
Plays	Right-Handed
Prize Money	$3,646,182
W/L Singles	313 / 231

2: Misaki Doi

Height	5′ 3″ / 1.59 m
Name	Misaki Doi
Birth Place/National	Yokohama, Japan
Date of Birth	Apr 29, 1991
Singles Titles	1
Plays	Left-Handed
Prize Money	$3,486,902
W/L Singles	376 / 342

3: Yulia Putintseva

Height	5′ 4″ / 1.63 m
Name	Yulia Putintseva
Birth Place/National	Moscow, Russia / KAZAKHSTAN
Date of Birth	Jan 7, 1995
Singles Titles	2
Plays	Right-Handed
Prize Money	$5,440,829
W/L Singles	332 / 256

The above-mentioned are the small-height female tennis players among top-ranking athletes in wta tennis, A few more players are highlighted here with the same height Yulia Putintseva (5 ft 4 in).

• Jasmine Paolini
• Camila Osorio
• Kristina Kucova

There are a few more female players who are not active in tennis but at some point, they played good games on the court, in the first section we pinned down the top 3 short height tennis players whereas, in the next section, we have listed active female tennis players whose height is short.

What is the ideal Height for Female Tennis Players?

There is no definitive answer to the question of what constitutes the ideal height for a female tennis player. While tall players have certainly made their mark on the sport, with the likes of Venus Williams standing at a commanding 6’1″, shorter players have also achieved great success.

Martina Navratilova, for instance, is widely considered one of the greatest female tennis players of all time, despite standing at a relatively modest 5’7″. Ultimately, it is a combination of physical conditioning, technical skill, and mental toughness that determines a player’s success on the court, rather than their height.

We measure the height from the official portals of tennis news (wtatennis) and other well-known information providers.

If you folks found any missing info regarding these topics or want to participate in our daily news, feel free to contact us.